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What Breed
Any suggestions on breeds to consider:
I did an on-line questionnaire and the dogs that came up for me we 1) Bernese Mountain Dog 2) Old English Sheepdog (I had 2 of these as a kid) 3) King Charles Spaniel What are the other dogs that qualify for: - small household - no yard (community association with a leash law) - requires little to medium exercise - great with Kids! (boys, 5 + 7 years old) - great with Kids! - good with other animals. We have a 3 year old Himalayan cat... not a tolerant cat - Not yappy and little barking required. This will not be a watchdog - good with strangers - playful but not aggressive |
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I did an on-line questionnaire and the dogs that came up for me we 1) Bernese Mountain Dog 2) Old English Sheepdog (I had 2 of these as a kid) 3) King Charles Spaniel What are the other dogs that qualify for: - small household - no yard (community association with a leash law) - requires little to medium exercise - great with Kids! (boys, 5 + 7 years old) - great with Kids! - good with other animals. We have a 3 year old Himalayan cat... not a tolerant cat - Not yappy and little barking required. This will not be a watchdog - good with strangers - playful but not aggressive Sounds like a Lab to me. The only downside is the exercise requirement--a puppy in a home with active people will get plenty of exercise on it's own, though. Mine gets his jollies by "helping" with chores. He also can easily exercise himself in my 3 bedroom apartment. I do take him out to his breeder's twice a week where he wears himself completely out playing with her newest puppy. ~Emily --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.545 / Virus Database: 339 - Release Date: 11/27/2003 |
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I had 2 golden retrievers when I was a kid. I found them to require more
exercise than I am prepared for and they really benefited by having a yard. I lost my second boy retriever to a large Cadillac. My boy was very friendly, loved the neighborhood, and unfortunately got angry at a speeding Cadillac. This was ultimately our fault but he was definitely a warrior and I found that to be generally true of the breed. They are great family dogs!!!! I will keep this breed in the running Thanks for the feedback "Emily Carroll" wrote in message ... I did an on-line questionnaire and the dogs that came up for me we 1) Bernese Mountain Dog 2) Old English Sheepdog (I had 2 of these as a kid) 3) King Charles Spaniel What are the other dogs that qualify for: - small household - no yard (community association with a leash law) - requires little to medium exercise - great with Kids! (boys, 5 + 7 years old) - great with Kids! - good with other animals. We have a 3 year old Himalayan cat... not a tolerant cat - Not yappy and little barking required. This will not be a watchdog - good with strangers - playful but not aggressive Sounds like a Lab to me. The only downside is the exercise requirement--a puppy in a home with active people will get plenty of exercise on it's own, though. Mine gets his jollies by "helping" with chores. He also can easily exercise himself in my 3 bedroom apartment. I do take him out to his breeder's twice a week where he wears himself completely out playing with her newest puppy. ~Emily --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.545 / Virus Database: 339 - Release Date: 11/27/2003 |
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"whitespc1" wrote in message ... I had 2 golden retrievers when I was a kid. I found them to require more exercise than I am prepared for and they really benefited by having a yard. Then, you might want to cross the OES off your list. They are a herding breed, and will most likely have pretty high exercise requirements. While many of them make wonderful family pets, I know the grooming requirement alone would make me run for the hills! :-) Shelly & The Boys (who are moderately labor-intensive to groom themselves): Coda (Collie-somethin') Bodhi (Belgian Sheepdog) |
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"Shelly & The Boys" wrote in message ... "whitespc1" wrote in message ... I had 2 golden retrievers when I was a kid. I found them to require more exercise than I am prepared for and they really benefited by having a yard. Then, you might want to cross the OES off your list. They are a herding breed, and will most likely have pretty high exercise requirements. While many of them make wonderful family pets, I know the grooming requirement alone would make me run for the hills! :-) Shelly & The Boys (who are moderately labor-intensive to groom themselves): Coda (Collie-somethin') Bodhi (Belgian Sheepdog) I agree that an OES might need too much exercise, but don't forget that you can get an OES trimmed if you don't feel like taking care of all that fur. They look pretty nice too when they are trimmed. Naturally they still need grooming and you have to go get them trimmed every now and then, but it makes grroming a bit easier. =) Rosa (Who is thinking of getting her Tervuren trimmed) |
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Lab or Newfoundland?
-- Cheers, T Parsons Newfoundland Canada "Just give 'er" "whitespc1" wrote in message ... Any suggestions on breeds to consider: I did an on-line questionnaire and the dogs that came up for me we 1) Bernese Mountain Dog 2) Old English Sheepdog (I had 2 of these as a kid) 3) King Charles Spaniel What are the other dogs that qualify for: - small household - no yard (community association with a leash law) - requires little to medium exercise - great with Kids! (boys, 5 + 7 years old) - great with Kids! - good with other animals. We have a 3 year old Himalayan cat... not a tolerant cat - Not yappy and little barking required. This will not be a watchdog - good with strangers - playful but not aggressive --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.542 / Virus Database: 336 - Release Date: 11/18/2003 |
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"Rosa Palmén" wrote in message ... I agree that an OES might need too much exercise, but don't forget that you can get an OES trimmed if you don't feel like taking care of all that fur. They look pretty nice too when they are trimmed. Naturally they still need grooming and you have to go get them trimmed every now and then, but it makes grroming a bit easier. =) Rosa (Who is thinking of getting her Tervuren trimmed) Maybe Yala needs a "belly cut". :-) I've seen some folks that shave their bellies to help keep the "spayed old dog" hair from matting, and to help keep them cooler. Despite my dislike of shaved dogs, I do think that OES are MUCH cuter w/o all that fuzz than with! Shelly (I like to see dog's faces!) & The Boys |
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Many of the giant breeds - Newfoundlands, St. Bernards (sp?), Great
Danes come to mind, would probably be a good fit. Any suggestions on breeds to consider: I did an on-line questionnaire and the dogs that came up for me we 1) Bernese Mountain Dog 2) Old English Sheepdog (I had 2 of these as a kid) 3) King Charles Spaniel What are the other dogs that qualify for: - small household - no yard (community association with a leash law) - requires little to medium exercise - great with Kids! (boys, 5 + 7 years old) - great with Kids! - good with other animals. We have a 3 year old Himalayan cat... not a tolerant cat - Not yappy and little barking required. This will not be a watchdog - good with strangers - playful but not aggressive |
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"whitespc1" wrote in message ... Any suggestions on breeds to consider: I did an on-line questionnaire and the dogs that came up for me we 1) Bernese Mountain Dog 2) Old English Sheepdog (I had 2 of these as a kid) 3) King Charles Spaniel What are the other dogs that qualify for: - small household - no yard (community association with a leash law) - requires little to medium exercise - great with Kids! (boys, 5 + 7 years old) - great with Kids! - good with other animals. We have a 3 year old Himalayan cat... not a tolerant cat - Not yappy and little barking required. This will not be a watchdog - good with strangers - playful but not aggressive how about a bulldog? either the French or English variety would probably fit the bill... -kelly |
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"Shelly & The Boys" wrote in message ... "Rosa Palmén" wrote in message ... I agree that an OES might need too much exercise, but don't forget that you can get an OES trimmed if you don't feel like taking care of all that fur. They look pretty nice too when they are trimmed. Naturally they still need grooming and you have to go get them trimmed every now and then, but it makes grroming a bit easier. =) Rosa (Who is thinking of getting her Tervuren trimmed) Maybe Yala needs a "belly cut". :-) I've seen some folks that shave their bellies to help keep the "spayed old dog" hair from matting, and to help keep them cooler. Despite my dislike of shaved dogs, I do think that OES are MUCH cuter w/o all that fuzz than with! Shelly (I like to see dog's faces!) & The Boys Yup, Yala may get cut, but I don't intend to shave her. At the moment she needs her fur, maybe I'll get her cut in the spring. It would be so funny to see what she would look like if her coat was cut to say a little more than an inch all over =) At least then people would stop asking if my dogs are the same breed because they would definitely not look at all the same... Rosa |
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